Working from home sounds like the dream—no commute, no dress code, and coffee that doesn’t cost $6 a cup. But if your “office” is the couch, the bed, or the kitchen table, you’ll quickly realise it’s not exactly the most productive or healthy setup. The key is to create a space that tells your brain, this is where I get stuff done, while also [...]
In business, the smartest moves often start small. Too many people wait for the “big break” or the perfect moment, but the truth is, momentum comes from leveraging the little things consistently until they snowball into something much larger. One happy customer leads to a referral, which leads to another client, and before you know it, you’ve built a network that marketing dollars alone [...]
As a business owner, what are you talking about with your peers? In so many of the business circles I’ve been part of, whether they’re masterminds, meetups or long chats over coffee, the conversations usually revolve around sales, marketing, people and culture, the headaches of juggling family commitments, or the next professional development workshop. What rarely gets airtime? Finance, cashflow, money, borrowing and using [...]
Isn’t it great when your fave cafes are right next door to your office! As a small business owner, I love to feel part of the community in which I work. I like to know the locals and I like for them to know me. I want to give them my business and recommend them to my friends and colleagues. I want them to [...]
I was talking to a friend recently who had just moved from inner city Sydney to the Gold Coast of Queensland. He is quite a regimented, routine kind of guy. He gets up early (5am), meditates, goes for a walk, grabs a coffee, gets to work early, works hard all day, goes to the gym, goes home, has dinner, watches a bit TV or [...]
Do you want to reduce your environmental footprint and save money? Here are my tips for doing both at the same time without leaving home! 1. What’s your air conditioning doing? This is usually a big user of power and we’re used to having it set at 22°C or lower on a hot day. But, apparently, for every degree below 25 it increases your [...]
Do you have spaces in your home that make you feel immediately relaxed? Or energised and ready to get to work or exercise? It’s important to create a home that supports our intention, personality and lifestyle. A bedroom and bathroom that are relaxing. An office that is inspiring. A kitchen that motivates you to cook healthy meals. A dining area that’s comfortable to sit [...]
As the famous Daryl Kerrigan stated in the timeless classic movie, The Castle, "It's not a house, it's a home. A man's home is his castle." But how does your "castle" support your health? Is it really your castle or is a dilapidated relic in need of some TLC? So let's break this down into the health of your mind, body and spirit. Mind [...]
How well do you know your options when it comes to finance? How well do you think you understand leverage and your ability to use what you have to get more? We tend to totally understand that if we want to get more, we have to work harder. We leverage our energy, our brains, our skills and our connections to make things happen - [...]
Buying a home is something that just seems out of reach for so many young people. As their parent, you may be in the very fortunate position to be able to help them. What's the best way to help? That depends on both yours and their financial position, so here are some ideas: Coaching and educating - the earlier the better! The younger they [...]
